The U12 Girls Select team came home champions in the TOP FLIGHT of the USA CUP tournament hosted at the National Sports Center in Blaine, MN the weekend of July 12-14. With over 500 teams participating in the tournament from 20 states and 17 countries this makes it the largest youth soccer tournament in the Western Hemisphere. The team started out by winning their group play against teams from Canada and MN with 13 goals for and 1 against. They won their quarter-final and semi-final rounds with scores 10-0 and 4-0. They defeated NSSA Storm from MN in the finals 5-1 showing great passing, effort and teamwork throughout the championship game. "It's a great weekend for all of our teams that went to the tournament. It's a great way to showcase our possession style of play which is something we are proud of at Team Elmhurst. They get to play against teams from outside the USA which is a fun experience for our players." stated Karsten Roy, Director of Coaching from Team Elmhurst Soccer Club